Non-refillable bottle.



I. .l. HENRY.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1914.

Patented June 1916.

H, N t A ATTORNEY THOMAS J. HENRY, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

NON -REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented June 13, 1916.

Application filed May 20, 1914. Serial No. 839,674.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS J. HENRY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification The object of my invention is to provide an effective construction of a non-refillable bottle, which shall be durable in use, positive in operation and inexpensive to construct.

My invention consists of a non-refillable construction of neck portion preferably clamped to the neck of an ordinary glass bottle by a liquid tight joint, the operative parts of the said neck portion being assembled prior to permanently securing the non-refillable neck portion as a whole to the neck of the bottle proper; and the parts constituting the non-refillable feature providing a valve seat, a valve piece, a two-part weight to normally hold the valve piece upon its seat in sealing position and one of which weight parts acts as a weighted body between the other weight part and the valve piece to hold the latter upon its seat when the bottle is turned horizontally on its side, the said two-part weight collapsing to release the valve piece when the bottle is inverted.

My invention also comprehends details of construction which, together with the features above specified, will be better understood by reference to the drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a nonrefillable bottle embodying my invention when in an upright position; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same when turned on its side; and Fig. 3 is a cross section of the same taken on line mw of Fig. 1. Fig. 1 represents a section on line g z of Fig. 1.

2 is the neck portion of any ordinary glass bottle and having the usual bead about the top thereof, and 3 is the assembled non-refillable neck means which is clamped to the end of the bottle neck by the metal ferrule 4.

The supplemental neck 5 is slightly tapering with an annular bead 10 about its lower end and an inwardly flanged top providing a pouring aperture 9. The interior of this supplemental neck provides a chamber 6 and also has its interior side walls furnished with ribs 7 which may extend inwardly at the top, as indicated at 8. These ribs 7 preferably terminate a short distance above This packing forms a liquid-tight joint between the neck portion 5 and the valve seat- 11 and between these parts and the glass neck 2 of the bottle, the ferrule 4 acting to hold them in locked engagement. It will be seen that the valve seat 11 is directly held upon the packing 15 by the shouldered portion of the neck portion 5 which may be partly formed by the ends of the ribs 7.

The valve piece 16 is formed with an annular seating portion and is made to loosely fit the chamber 6 and be guided by the ribs 7. Any other suitable shape may be given to this valve piece, but its upper middle surface is preferably made flat so that the weight in the form of. a ball 20 may roll in contact therewith. This ball 20 is of considerably less diameter than the diameter of the chamber ofthe supplemental neck portion 5, so that it may have freedom of lateral motion within the same and is not restricted by the ribs 7 Arranged between the ball 20 and the pouring aperture 9 of the supplemental neck portion is a second weight 17 which loosely fits the chamber 6 and is guided by the ribs 7 aforesaid. The upperpart of this weight 7 is limited to its upper movement within the chamber 6 by the inwardly directed rib portions 8. The under portion of this weight 17 is recessed as at 18, the shape of said recess being preferably spherical or otherwise formed to fit the surface of the ball 20 when the latter is in its central position within the chamber 6. By reference to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the ball 20 rests upon the valve piece 16 and supports the weight 17, said ball 20 being received in the recess 18 so that the said weight parts 17 and 20 are in collapsing position and the combined weights of these parts are exerted to hold the valve piece 16 tightly upon its seat. Under these conditions, it would be impossible to cause fluid to pass through the opening 9 and into the neck 2 of the glass bottle. If the bottle is turned on its side as indicated in Fig. 2, another adjustment of theweight parts 17 the valve piece 16' and the weight part '17 the ball pressing upon the edge 19 about the recess 18 and forcing the weight 17 outward against the ribs 8. In this position, the ball is suspended'between the edge 19' of the weight part 17 and the valve piece 16 and exerts a decided positive clamping action to hold the valve piece 16 upon'its seat. It will also be observed that the ball 20 retains its pressure upon the valve piece adjacent to its central portion, so that there is practically uniform pressure between the seating part of the valve piece and the valve seat.

If the bottle is inverted when it is desired to pour the. contents therefrom, the weighted parts17 and 20, as well as the valve pieces16, will shift from the position indicated in Fig. 1 outward in the supplemental neck portion 5 until arrested by the ribsf8, and in this position the valve piece 16 will have left the seat portion lt and permit the contents of the bottle to flow through the supplemental neck, the ribs 7 and 8 keeping the weight part 17 from shutting. off the outlet'to the pouring aperture 9,

and said ribs at all times acting as guides for vpositioning the said part1? and the valve piece 16 and permitting of their move ment with a minimum amount of friction.

In practice, I prefer to form the various elements of the non-refillable neck portion of porcelain and to provide the seating portion of the valve piece and the seat 145 with a ground surface to make them thoroughly liquid-tight. 'Also, while it is convenient in the manufacture of the supplemental neck portion 5 to form it with a slight taper for facility in molding, nevertheless I do not rest-rict'myself in this respect. In place of the use of porcelain, any suitable refractory material such as glass, may be employed, as such materials may be molded accurately, have the requisite weight, .are easily kept in a cleansed condition, and moreover are not afiected by acid or alkaline conditions should the bottles be employed to contain substances having such qualities.

7 More particularly referring to the 'ferrule l for connecting the supplemental neck r with the neck 2 of the bottle, I prefer to provide the latter with. a plurality of very slight projections or vertical'ribs 22 over the neck thereof, as indicated at 25.

tion 10 of the supplemental neck part 5, and

said ferrule is spun or compressed close to the glass bottleneckand under the bead of y employing the ribs 22, provision is made for holding the ferrule against rotating uponthe neck of the" glass bottle, and thereby facilitates'thespinning of the said ferrule tightly upon the bottle neck. 5 While I have shown my invention in the form which I have found best suited to commercial practice, I do not restrict myself to the minor details, as these may be modified without departing from the spirit ;.of the invention. 7

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a non-refillable bottle, a supplemental neck part having a passage, therethrough and provided with longitudinally disposed ribs on the inner wall, combined with a valve seat interposed between the supplemental neck and the bottle neck, a valve piece'seating thereon and guided by said ribs, a ball constituting a weight arranged within the said passage and acting to normally hold the valve piece tightly.

seated, and a secondary weight guided by J said ribs for movement to or from-the valve seat and spaced from the walls, of said neck part to form liquid discharge channels, said secondary weight having a recess of different radius than the ball to form a circumferential edge seatingupon' the ball and said ball having a diameter greater than the distance between the valve piece and the secondary weight when the said parts are moved the farthest distance apart whereby said ball acts as a wedge for forcing the valve piece upon its seat and causing the secondary weight to 'act as an abutment. c

In testimony of which invention, I here unto set my hand. r

THOMAS. J. HENRY.

"Witnesses; I v

HORACE D. Rnnvny R. M. HUNTER.

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